Manish Kumar

About Manish Kumar

Detail-oriented sourcing manager with Strong leadership skills, excellent track record of improving relationships with vendors. Expert knowledge of economics and procurement, increasing supply chain efficiency, reducing overall materials budget. Ability to negotiate successfully with suppliers to reduce expenses without harming production. Encourage team members, implement new policies, and improve performance and morale. Proven success in the consumer durables and home appliances industry, managing global and domestic supply networks for top brands. Adept at driving end-to-end sourcing strategy, vendor development, and quality assurance across a wide range of product categories. Recognized for enabling cost optimization, supply chain agility, and new product development through data-driven decision-making and cross-functional collaboration. Skilled in supporting multi-channel go-to-market strategies including GT, E-commerce, D2C, MT-RSS, institutional, CSD/CPC, Quick commerce and other emerging channels. delivering consistent value in fast-paced, competitive environments.Specialities:+ Global Strategic sourcing+ New Product Development+ Vendor Management+ Operations Management+ Internal Auditor ISO Six Sigma Black Belt+ Business Process Re-engineering+ Statistical Data Analysis+ Process Enhancement+ Audit & Compliances+ Service & Spare parts Management+ Revenue and Business Generation+ CRM & ERP

Experience

1. Category Global Sourcing Manager - Appliances

   V-Guard

   Aug 2022 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Develop and execute sourcing strategy for Emerging channels for various appliance product categories. Overall sourcing management of the categories and channel including supplier discovery, price discovery and delivery of goods and services. Fact based working with global & local vendors on various factors and contributors with respect to FG product sourcing. Managing sourcing activities related to new product or category development for CBU FG products, by leading in supplier identification & selection, capability assessment, quality improvement and supplier readiness. Draw up monthly/quarterly/ annual/ seasonal purchase plan for the assigned product category and channel and ensure the adherence and delivery. Managing the negotiations with vendors in line with the approved organizational strategy for the pricing finalization, payment and delivery terms. Driving vendor segmentation, vendor rating and engagement program to improve the capability of the vender base. Lead and conclude negotiations, vendor management, build and maintain contracts and agreements, financial hygiene, accounting and reconciliations. Extending support to service function in spares procurement planning, costing and ensure the scheduled delivery of the parts and services. Managing various activities related to audit, legal compliance, regulatory requirements such P2P process, RoHS, BIS, BEE, CPCB, EPR, ESG etc.

Education

• Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering

  Bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering, Pursue graduate degree in the field of industrial engineering

• G.B. Pant Govt. Engineering College

  Diploma, Electrical Engineering

  2000 — 2003

• Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Operations

  2009 — 2011

• Mukherjee Memorial Senior Secondary School

  Intermediate, Science

  1993 — 2000

Skills

• Jit
• Oracle
• Lean Manufacturing
• Erp/Crm
• Kanban
• Resource Utilization
• Iso
• Business Process Improvement
• Manufacturing Execution System
• Resource Allocation
• Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Supplier Quality
• Quality Assurance
• Six Sigma
• Process Flow
• Vendor Support and Improvement
• Training & Development
• Team Management
• Kaizan
• Toyota Production System
• Performance Improvement
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Sap
• Quality System
• Quality Systems
• Six Sigma Black Belt Dmaic
• 5s
• Tpm
• Performance Appraisal
• Kaizen
• Manufacturing
• Quality Management
• Budgeting
• Iso 9000 Internal Auditor
• Iso 9000
• Performance Analysis
• Iso Standards
• Product Development